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Darwin, Gregory R., “On mermaids, Meroveus, and Mélusine: reading the Irish seal woman and Mélusine as origin legend”, Folklore: The Journal of the Folklore Society 126:2 (July, 2015): 123–141.

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Darwin (Gregory R.)

Article

“On mermaids, Meroveus, and Mélusine: reading the Irish seal woman and Mélusine as origin legend”

Periodical

Folklore: The Journal of the Folklore Society 126:2 (2015)

Volume

126

Pages

123–141

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‘The Seal Woman’, a migratory legend attested throughout north-western Europe, is commonly associated with particular families in Ireland. A structural reading of this legend reveals similarities with other tales and dynastic origin myths involving supernatural, aquatic female ancestor figures, and identifies similar social functions for such narratives.

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Ireland folklore, mythology and popular culture

Keywords

mermaids

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